Top 15 Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton Quotes

Who knows nothing base
Fears nothing known.

That man is great, and he alone,
Who serves a greatness not his own.

Genius does what it must, and Talent does what it can.

I loved you ere I knew you: know you now,
And, having known you, love you better still.

O be very sure
That no man will learn anything at all,
Unless he first will learn humility.

Unseen hands delay
The coming of what seems close in ken,
And, contrary, the moment when we say
"'Twill never come!" comes on us even then.

But, however we pass Time, he passes still,
Passing away whatever the pastime,
And, whether we use him well or ill,
Some day he gives us the slip for the last time.

Who seeks for aid
Must show how service sought can be repaid.

Life is good; but not life in itself.

No life
Can be pure in its purpose and strong in its strife
And all life not be purer and stronger thereby.

No star ever rose
And set, without influence somewhere.

That's best
Which God sends. 'Twas His will: it is mine.

As pure as a pearl,
And as perfect: a noble and innocent girl.

'Tis more brave
To live, than to die.

Thought alone is eternal.